Abstract: The present invention discloses novel agents and methods for diagnosis and treatment of melanoma. Also disclosed are related arrays, kits, and screening methods.
Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for prevention or treatment of physiological shock by administering a specific therapeutic agent, which is able to use smaller volumes of reagent to achieve complete inhibition, than other previously described techniques.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 6, 2018
Publication date:
June 7, 2018
Inventors:
Geert W. Schmid-Schoenbein, Frank A. DeLano
Abstract: The present invention provides solid oral pharmaceutical compositions comprising wet milled Diclofenac acid and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients and process for preparation thereof. The present invention particularly relates to solid oral pharmaceutical compositions comprising wet milled diclofenac acid with median particle size of less than 1000 nm. In addition the compositions of present invention have the comparable dissolution profiles with marketed composition of diclofenac acid. Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax) and Area Under Curve (AUC) values of compositions of present invention are within the limit of 80% to 125% of Cmax and AUC of the marketed composition of diclofenac acid capsules respectively.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 30, 2016
Publication date:
June 7, 2018
Inventors:
Sagar T. Shinde, Dhanashree B. Mistry, Subhash Gore, Vijaya T. Kumar
Abstract: The present invention relates to a high adhesion dermal therapeutic system comprising an adhesive polymeric matrix with a salt of Diclofenac.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 5, 2018
Publication date:
June 7, 2018
Applicant:
FIDIA FARMACEUTICI S.P.A.
Inventors:
Giovanni GENNARI, Anna Maria ZANELLATO, Patrizia SANTI, Cristina PADULA
Abstract: The present invention provides methods of improving physiological responses related to post-traumatic stress disorder, wherein the free amino acid beta-alanine, or a salt or ester thereof, is administered to an individual as a human dietary supplement over a period of time in an amount effective to improve physiological responses related to post-traumatic stress disorder.
Abstract: The present invention is directed to a liquid formulation comprising levothyroxine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The formulation of the present invention includes tromethamine, sodium iodide, and water and has a pH of about 9.0 to about 11.5. The liquid formulation according to the invention is stable and ready-to-use.
Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods to reduce toxicity resulting from pharmaceutical treatment, that can lead to increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease (PD) and/or acceleration of PD-associated deterioration.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 10, 2017
Publication date:
June 7, 2018
Inventors:
Dalton James Surmeier, JR., Steven M. Graves
Abstract: The invention relates to compositions that include non-toxic, non-bonded amino acids, individually or in combination, with or without glycerol and other ingredients, used to prevent and treat disease caused by biofilm producing bacteria, fungi, hybrid, or protozoan microorganisms in animals including humans, and to generally prevent reduce, or destroy biofilms by inhibition of formation and in destruction of said biofilms in various other applications.
Abstract: The present invention discloses compositions which comprises steviol glycoside, citric acid monohydrate, monosodium glutamate and/or glycine. Furthermore, the invention provides diets, nutraceuticals and nutrition oral rehydration therapy, means and methods useful in treating and inducing of remission of inflammation in IBD patients.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 24, 2018
Publication date:
June 7, 2018
Applicant:
KALMARNA LIMITED
Inventors:
Alon ROSENBERG, Abraham MILSTEIN, Anthony MACKLE, Ava Marie FIRTH, Monique Michele SCHWARTZ, Simon VAN DALSEM, Arie HALPERN
Abstract: A nutritional composition is used to reconstitute an optimal healthy microbiota ecosystem in humans or animals. In particular, an ingestible carrier contains specific amino acids designed to favor the growth of bacteria favorable to individuals health or for reducing the risk of developing deleterious events. In another aspect, specific amino acids are used to reconstitute an optimal healthy microbiota ecosystem in humans or animals, in particular in infants, critically ill patients, in the case of chronic diseases or any stresses impacting the gut and in elderly people.
Abstract: This invention is directed to compositions having synergistic combinations of omega-3 fatty acid such as OMEGA-3 with a tomato extract lycopene, and optionally with carnosic acid and/or lutein. More specifically, the present invention provides compositions having synergistic combinations of the aforementioned compounds, which may be used, inter alia, to inhibit/suppress inflammation via the suppression of the expression of anti-inflammatory mediators or via the suppression of the secretion of anti-inflammatory mediators from macrophages at a site of inflammation.
Abstract: The present invention provides a creatine ester anti-inflammatory compound which may be received by animals and then metabolized into a biologically active form of creatine. The biologically active creatine inhibits the production of chemical mediators, released during an inflammatory response, which are important components in the inflammatory response and the inflammation and pain resulting from physical or chemical trauma to cells and tissue.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 4, 2017
Publication date:
June 7, 2018
Applicant:
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
Inventors:
Donald W. Miller, Samuel C. Augustine, Jon C. Wagner, Thomas L. McDonald, Dennis H. Robinson
Abstract: The present invention provides novel pharmaceutical compositions of dimethyl fumarate. The pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention are in the form of a bead and comprise (i) an inert core; (ii) a first layer surrounding the inert core, wherein the first layer comprises dimethyl fumarate; and (iii) an enteric coating surrounding the first layer. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions in the form of a bead comprising a core and an enteric coating surrounding the core, wherein the core comprises dimethyl fumarate. Methods of using the pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention for treating multiple sclerosis are also included.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 19, 2015
Publication date:
June 7, 2018
Inventors:
Shyam B. Karki, Peter Zawaneh, Cheuk-Yui Leung, Kalyan Vasudevan, Yiqing Lin, Jin Xu, Andrea Trementozzi
Abstract: In various embodiments, the present invention provides methods of reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy and, in particular, a method of reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject on statin therapy having a fasting baseline triglyceride level of about 135 mg/dL to about 500 mg/dL, and administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising about 1 g to about 4 g of eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester or a derivative thereof.
Abstract: Provided in the present invention is a cabazitaxel fat emulsion injection, wherein the cabazitaxel fat emulsion injection contains cabazitaxel, a medium chain triglyceride for injection, and lecithin. Also provided in the present invention are the method for preparing the cabazitaxel fat emulsion injection and the use thereof in preparing a drug for treating prostate cancer.
Abstract: Provided is a method of treatment including administering to lung, brain or esophageal cancer cells an effective amount of radiation in conjunction with a micelle composition that includes an effective amount of paclitaxel, and one or both of 17-AAG, and rapamycin, wherein the micelle includes poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(lactic acid) (PEG-b-PLA).
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 10, 2016
Publication date:
June 7, 2018
Inventors:
Glen S. KWON, Keishiro TOMODA, Kevin KOZAK
Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for treatment of cancer, including prostate cancer. In one aspect, the present invention provides a composition comprising a taxane and a drug that reduces efflux of the taxane from a cell. The drug that reduces efflux of the taxane can be an inhibitor of ABCB1 efflux activity. In some cases, the inhibitor of ABCB1 efflux activity is an inhibitor of ABCB1 ATPase activity selected from the group consisting of enzalutamide and bicalutamide.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 27, 2017
Publication date:
June 7, 2018
Applicant:
The Regents of the University of California
Abstract: The invention relates to the combined use of at least one monoterpene which can be applied systemically, in particular perorally, and at least one respiratory tract therapeutic agent which can be applied topically, in particular through inhalation, for the prophylactic and/or therapeutic treatment, in particular combination therapy and/or co-medication, of respiratory tract diseases, in particular bronchopulmonary diseases. Through the combined use of the systemic monoterpene with the topical, in particular inhaled respiratory tract therapeutic agent, the effect or efficiency of the topical or inhaled respiratory disease therapeutic agent can be increased significantly, in particular in a synergistic manner, on the one hand, and the required dosage thereof can be reduced significantly on the other hand, combined with the resulting advantages (e.g., avoidance or reduction of side effects).
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 2, 2018
Publication date:
June 7, 2018
Applicant:
Maria Clementine Martin Klosterfrau Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH
Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for preventing and treating muscle diseases or improving muscular function, containing, as an active ingredient, at least one selected from the group consisting of morusin, kuwanon G, and a Mori Cortex Radicis extract. The Mori Cortex Radicis extract, morusin, or kuwanon G, according to the present invention, has an effect of remarkably enhancing muscular function by increasing the expression of p-mTOR protein involved in muscular protein synthesis, inhibiting the expression of mRNAs of MuRF-1 and atrogin-1 involved in muscular protein degradation, and increasing the expression of mRNAs of MyoD and myogenin involved in muscular differentiation. In addition, the present invention is a natural product so as to be used safely without side effects, thereby being usable in drugs, food, or cosmetics.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 27, 2017
Publication date:
June 7, 2018
Inventors:
Jae-Kwan HWANG, Mi-Bo KIM, Changhee KIM, Doun KIM, Heechul CHUNG
Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods for inhibiting cancer cell motility and/or metastasis. In particular embodiments, KBU2046 (or an analog thereof) and one or more additional therapies (e.g., cancer therapies (e.g., hormone therapies and chemotherapies) are provided to inhibit cancer cell motility, inhibit metastasis, and/or treat cancer (e.g., prostate cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, etc.).
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 12, 2017
Publication date:
June 7, 2018
Inventors:
Raymond C. Bergan, Karl A. Scheidt, Li Xu
Abstract: This disclosure is directed to non-aromatic difluoro analogues of resorcylic acid lactones, pharmaceutical compositions comprising non-aromatic difluoro analogues of resorcylic acid lactones, and methods of treatment comprising non-aromatic difluoro analogues of resorcylic acid lactones.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 27, 2016
Publication date:
June 7, 2018
Inventors:
Mitchell P. Croatt, Lara Fakhouri, Nicholas H. Oberlies, Cedric Pearce
Abstract: A sigma receptor-binding agent, which comprises an alkyl ether derivative represented by formula [1] or a salt thereof is provided. wherein R1 and R2, which are the same or different, each represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl group, an optionally substituted aryl group, or the like; R3 represents an optionally protected hydroxyl group or the like; m and n, which are the same or different, each represent an integer of 1 to 6.
Abstract: The present invention discloses topical compositions comprising at least one statin as the main active compound for primary prevention or treatment of periodontal disease, for complementing standard treatment of periodontal disease, and for bone regeneration. The topical compositions are formulated for example, but not limited to, as toothpaste, mouthwash, tablets to dissolve in the mouth, elements or devices for intraoral slow-release of statins, dental floss, gel for being applied in dental trays, concentrated gel for irrigation of periodontal pockets, fluid (for example in blisters), powder, powder or liquid for preparing a solution, and gel. The present invention also discloses method for primary prevention or treatment of periodontal disease, for complementing standard treatment of periodontal disease, and for bone regeneration, comprising administering the topical compositions in the different formulations to a subject in need thereof.
Abstract: Inhibitors of HBV replication of Formula (I) including stereochemically isomeric forms, and salts, hydrates, solvates thereof, wherein X, R1, R2, R3 and R4 have the meaning as defined herein. The present invention also relates to processes for preparing said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use, alone or in combination with other HBV inhibitors, in HBV therapy.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 1, 2018
Publication date:
June 7, 2018
Inventors:
Koen VANDYCK, Geerwin Yvonne Paul HACHÉ, Stefaan Julien LAST, Pierre Jean-Marie Bernard RABOISSON
Abstract: In one aspect, the invention provides a method for inhibiting the growth and/or proliferation of a myc-driven tumor cell comprising the step of contacting the tumor cells with a CSNK1? inhibitor. In another aspect, the invention provides a method of treating a subject suffering from a tumor comprising myc-driven tumor cells, comprising administering to the subject an amount of a composition comprising a CSNK1? inhibitor effective to inhibit the growth and/or proliferation of the tumor cells.
Abstract: The present invention provides indane acetic acid and their derivatives and methods for the treating and/or preventing of cognitive disorders based on the ApoE4 genotype of human subjects.
Abstract: The present invention provides indane acetic acid and their derivatives and methods for the treating and/or preventing of cognitive disorders.
Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula I for use in the treatment, amelioration and/or prevention of diseases and conditions associated with CETP activity, such as atherosclerosis and dyslipidemia, in a subject with high triglyceride level; wherein R1, X1, R7, R5, C, L and p are defined herein. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents for use in the treatment, amelioration and/or prevention of diseases and conditions associated with CETP activity, such as atherosclerosis and dyslipidemia, in a subject with high triglyceride levels.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 5, 2017
Publication date:
June 7, 2018
Inventors:
Yoshie ARAI, Margaret Elizabeth Brosseau, Jessie Gu, Tomoko Hayashi, Hironobu Mitani, Muneto Mogi, Kazuhiko Nonomura, Ken Yamada
Abstract: Disclosed is sublingual administration of riluzole. In particular, a method for treating a neuropsychiatric disorder or symptom by administering a sublingual formulation of riluzole is provided. In addition, a method of relieving or reducing oral pain using the sublingual formulation of riluzole is disclosed.
Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the treatment of a solid tumor by administering compositions comprising nanoparticles that comprise an mTOR inhibitor (such as a limus drug, e.g., sirolimus or a derivative thereof) and an albumin in combination with compositions comprising a second therapeutic agent.
Abstract: A formulation, especially one that is topically administered, comprising a combination of rapamycin and metformin in a molar ratio of about 20:1, 10:1, 5:1, 4:1, 3:1, or 1:1. The topical formulation may be a gel, an ointment, a cream or a lotion. The topical formulation may be used to treat any disease associated with inflammation and/or any inflammatory skin disease.
Abstract: The invention surprisingly found that agents that inhibit system xc? provide the therapeutic intervention in substance-related and addictive disorders and the treatment and/or prevention in substance-mediated brain damage and confirms that system xc? is a promising therapeutic target for substance-induced addiction and brain damage.
Abstract: Methods for treating prostate cancer comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a bromodomain inhibitor concomitantly with a second agent. The second agent may be an androgen receptor antagonist. In some methods, the prostate cancer is castrate-resistant prostate cancer.
Abstract: Methods for treating breast cancer comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a bromodomain inhibitor concomitantly with a second agent. The second agent may be an aromatase inhibitor, a selective estrogen receptor modulator, or a selective estrogen receptor down-regulator. In some methods, the breast cancer is estrogen-receptor positive breast cancer.
Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition which comprises a therapeutically effective amount of a aminopyridine dispersed in a release matrix, including, for example, a composition that can be formulated into a stable, sustained-release oral dosage formulation, such as a tablet which provides, upon administration to a patient, a therapeutically effective plasma level of the aminopyridine for a period of at least 12 hours, preferably 24 hours or more and the use of the composition to treat various neurological diseases.
Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of the compound biperiden as a MALT1 inhibitor in the treatment of a cancerous disease. The invention in particular relates to a combination of biperiden and a phenothiazine for use in the treatment of a cancerous disease. In a further aspect, the present invention is directed to a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of a cancerous disease which comprises biperiden as a MALT1 inhibitor. Furthermore, a pharmaceutical composition is disclosed which comprises biperiden and at least a phenothiazine. In a further aspect, the invention relates to the use of biperiden in the treatment of a cancerous disease. The invention further provides a kit which comprises a container that includes biperiden and at least one container that includes a phenothiazine compound.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 2, 2016
Publication date:
June 7, 2018
Inventors:
Alexander T. El Gammal, Jakob R. Izbicki, Leonie Konczalla, Daniel Perez
Abstract: The disclosure provides a novel polymorph of Compound (I): 2-((1-(2-(4-Fluorophenyl)-2-oxoethyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)isoindolin-1-one monohydrochloride dihydrate, i.e., Form (A) of Compound (I).HCl.2H2O. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising Form (A) of Compound (I).HCl.2H2O and related methods of treatment are also disclosed.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 17, 2017
Publication date:
June 7, 2018
Inventors:
Remy LUTHRINGER, Nadine NOEL, Sandra WERNER
Abstract: The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions and dosage forms having a piperidine carbonitrile as an active ingredient for the treatment of various diseases and conditions. The preferred compound is a crystalline form of a trifluoromethylphenylalkoxyalkylheteroarylaryl piperidine carbonitrile. Methods of treating diseases and conditions are disclosed as well as processes to make crystalline forms of the above compounds.
Abstract: Indazole compounds for treating various diseases and pathologies are disclosed. More particularly, the present invention concerns the use of an indazole compound or analogs thereof, in the treatment of disorders characterized by the activation of Wnt pathway signaling (e.g., cancer, abnormal cellular proliferation, angiogenesis, Alzheimer's disease and osteoarthritis), the modulation of cellular events mediated by Wnt pathway signaling, as well as genetic diseases due to mutations in Wnt signaling components. Also provided are methods for treating Wnt-related disease states.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 18, 2017
Publication date:
June 7, 2018
Inventors:
John Hood, David Mark Wallace, Sunil Kumar KC
Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of Formula I in combination with one or both of a Compound of Formula II and/or a Compound of Formula III. The invention also relates to solid forms and to pharmaceutical formulations thereof, and to methods of using such compositions in the treatment of CFTR mediated diseases, particularly cystic fibrosis.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 6, 2017
Publication date:
June 7, 2018
Applicant:
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Inventors:
Fredrick F. Van Goor, Rossitza Gueorguieva Alargova, Tim Edward Alcacio, Sneha G. Arekar, Steven C. Johnston, Irina Nicolaevna Kadiyala, Ali Keshavarz-Shokri, Mariusz Krawiec, Elaine Chungmin Lee, Ales Medek, Praveen Mudunuri, Mark Jeffrey Sullivan, Noreen Tasneem Zaman, Beili Zhang, Yuegang Zhang, Gregor Zlokarnik
Abstract: An aqueous drug in which the chemical decomposition of the compound represented by formula (1) or of a salt thereof is inhibited, and a method for producing said aqueous drug. An aqueous drug provided with: a solution (liquid A) that contains the compound represented by formula (1) or a salt thereof and that has a pH of 5.3 or less; and a dilution liquid (liquid B) that is mixed with the liquid A in order to prepare a solution to be administered.
Abstract: The disclosures herein relate to novel compounds of formula wherein Ar1 and R1 are as defined herein, and their use in treating, preventing, ameliorating, controlling or reducing cerebrovascular or vascular disorders associated with CGRP receptor function.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 29, 2018
Publication date:
June 7, 2018
Inventors:
John Andrew Christopher, Miles Stuart Congreve, Sarah Joanne Bucknell, Francesca Deflorian, Mark Pickworth, Jonathan Stephen Mason
Abstract: Methods and compositions disclosed herein generally relate to methods, compounds, and compositions for treating myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) or a symptom thereof, comprising administering, to a subject in need thereof, a therapeutically effective amount of a DUSP1 inhibiting compound, or of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, solvate, pharmaceutically usable derivative, or prodrug thereof. Embodiments of the invention also relate to use of a compound, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, solvate, pharmaceutically usable derivative, or prodrug thereof, for the preparation of a composition or medicament for the treatment of a myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN), wherein the compound is an inhibitor of DUSP1.
Abstract: An oral solid formulation includes irinotecan or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient, and an acidifying agent.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 20, 2016
Publication date:
June 7, 2018
Applicant:
HANMI PHARM. CO., LTD.
Inventors:
Caleb Hyung Min PARK, Myeong Ki JUNG, Jin Cheul KIM, Yong Il KIM, Jae Hyun PARK, Jong Soo WOO
Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid dispersion comprising, preferably consisting of, naloxegol salts in amorphous form and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable matrix compound and wherein the matrix compound is (i) an organic polymer, or (ii) a silicon-based inorganic adsorbent. Further, the present invention also relates to a process for preparing a solid dispersion comprising naloxegol in amorphous form and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable matrix compound, as well as to a solid dispersion obtained or obtainable by said process. Further, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising such solid dispersion as well as a pharmaceutical composition for use as p-opioid antagonists.
Abstract: The invention provides compositions that increase the mobilization, homing, expansion, and/or differentiation of stem cells and methods of using the same for the treatment of mammals.
Abstract: A dose regimes comprising the simultaneous administration of two pharmaceutical compositions, wherein the first pharmaceutical composition is a composition comprising vortioxetine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for once daily oral administration, and the second pharmaceutical composition is a composition comprising vortioxetine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof which together with said first composition quickly achieves a steady-state plasma level of vortioxetine in said patient which steady-state plasma level is the same as the steady-state vortioxetine plasma level achieved by the administration to said patient of said first composition alone.
Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula I or Formula II: enantiomer, diastereomer, prodrug, solvate, metabolite, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein constituent variables are provided herein. The compounds of Formula I and II are modulators of metalloproteases and are useful in treating diseases associated with metalloprotease activity such as arthritis, cancer, cardiovascular disorders, skin disorders, inflammation and allergic conditions.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 29, 2017
Publication date:
June 7, 2018
Inventors:
Wenqing Yao, Jincong Zhuo, Meizhong Xu, Fenglei Zhang, Brian W. Metcalf